2nd Quarter - Report — THE COOK GROUP INC. for THE COOK GROUP INC. (2025)

Firm

THE COOK GROUP INC.

Client

THE COOK GROUP INC.

Income

—

Expenses

$120,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

8 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Health Issues HCR

Medicare Reimbursement: Medicare Coverage of Breakthrough Technologies (S. 1717); Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET)/Medicare Coverage for Innovative Technology (MCIT) Unique Device Identifier (UDI) in Medicare claims form FDA Reform: Medical device shortage reporting; domestic production of medical products; use of real-world data (RWD) and real-world evidence (RWE) FDA Modernization: modeling non-animal studies for medical device studies; Medical Device Electronic Labeling Act (H.R. 1539); draft legislation "Safe Medical Device Repair Act" third party right to repair Biotechnology: reduce regulatory barriers; align public-private investment Nursing Workforce Shortage

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice President of Global Government Affairs

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1717 (119th), H.R. 1539 (119th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1 the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" specifically the TCJA Provisions: corporate tax rate; incentives to promote U.S. manufacturing; research and development amortization; bonus depreciation; construction of workforce housing; new market tax credit (H.R. 1103)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice President of Global Government Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1 (119th), H.R. 1103 (119th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Beneficial Owner

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice President of Global Government Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Housing HOU

USDA Sec. 502 low-income, rural areas in need of affordable housing proposals for workforce development

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice President of Global Government Affairs

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

EPA Regulation of Ethylene Oxide NESHAP Rule and FIFRA Interim Decision Re-Registration PFAS issues: Fluoro Polymers [Per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) type(s) of substances used in medical devices]

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice President of Global Government Affairs

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Education EDU

Workforce Development

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice President of Global Government Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

Tariffs levied by the Administration

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice President of Global Government Affairs

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Sports/Athletics SPO

NIL issue: "SCORE Act" draft legislation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice President of Global Government Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.